Pinedale Field Office
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BLM Pinedale Field Office Plans Camp Creek Prescribed Fire
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Pinedale Field Office (PFO) plans to conduct a 1,154 acre prescribed fire within the 3,523 acre Camp Creek project area as part of the 9,000 acre Wyoming Front Aspen Restoration Project (WFARP). It is anticipated that optimal burn conditions will allow operations to commence by the end of June.
The Camp Creek prescribed fire is the third burn associated with the WFARP, a multi-year joint effort by the BLM and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation to improve forest health and wildlife habitat in aspen and aspen-mixed conifer stands in Sublette and Lincoln counties. The burn will also reduce existing fuel loads and improve fuel breaks to reduce the potential for catastrophic wildfires.
The project area is located between South Cottonwood Creek and Beecher Creek along the BLM and U.S. Forest Service boundary in Township 32 North, Range 114 West, Sections: 7, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, and 30; and Township 33 North, Range 114 West, Sections: 29 and 32.
A map and additional information on the Camp Creek prescribed fire is available at
www.blm.gov/wy/st/en/programs/Fire/rxfire/highdesert/campcreek.html.
For more information, contact Greg Reser, PFO natural resource specialist for fire and fuels, at 307-328-4250 or greser@blm.gov.
The BLM manages more than 245 million acres of public land, the most of any Federal agency. This land, known as the National System of Public Lands, is primarily located in 12 Western states, including Alaska. The BLM also administers 700 million acres of sub-surface mineral estate throughout the nation. In Fiscal Year (FY) 2011, recreational and other activities on BLM-managed land contributed more than $130 billion to the U.S. economy and supported more than 600,000 American jobs. The Bureau is also one of a handful of agencies that collects more revenue than it spends. In FY 2012, nearly $5.7 billion will be generated on lands managed by the BLM, which operates on a $1.1 billion budget. The BLM's multiple-use mission is to sustain the health and productivity of the public lands for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations. The Bureau accomplishes this by managing such activities as outdoor recreation, livestock grazing, mineral development, and energy production, and by conserving natural, historical, cultural, and other resources on public lands.
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